How Samuel Found a Leader... After about a month, Nahash, the Ammonite, came up and besieged Jabesh in Gilead; and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, "Make terms with us and we will .../.../sherman/the childrens bible/how samuel found a leader.htm

The Bright Dawn of a Reign... And they told David, saying, That the men of Jabesh-gilead were they that buried Saul.5. And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabesh- gilead, and said .../.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/the bright dawn of a.htm

The Death of Two Brave Warriors... When the inhabitants of Jabesh in Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul, their brave men rose up and marched all night, and they took the bodies ...//christianbookshelf.org/sherman/the childrens bible/the death of two brave.htm

The End of Self-Will... And when the inhabitants of Jabesh- gilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul; 12. All the valiant men arose, and .../.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/the end of self-will.htm

The First Kings.... a general. The Ammonites, a mighty and warlike people under king Nahash, besieged the important town of Jabesh-Gilead. The beleaguered .../.../headley/half hours in bible lands volume 2/the first kings.htm

The King.... And what a pathetic beam of struggling light gleams through heavy clouds, in the grateful exploit of the men of Jabesh, who remembered how he had once saved ...//christianbookshelf.org/maclaren/the life of david/ix the king.htm

The Nations of the South-East... Saul had begun his reign by rescuing Jabesh in Gilead from the Ammonite king Nahash, who had threatened to treat its inhabitants with innate Semitic barbarity. .../.../sayce/early israel and the surrounding nations/chapter iii the nations of.htm

The Grave of John, and Another Grave... case, it was a brave thing for them to do; an altogether heroic exploit, which may be classed in the same category with that of the men of Jabesh-Gilead, who ...//christianbookshelf.org/meyer/john the baptist/xv the grave of john.htm

Jabesh-gilead, or Jabesh in the territory of Gilead. In its widest sense Gilead included the half tribe of Manasseh, (1 Chronicles 27:21) as well as the tribes of Gad and Reuben, (Numbers 32:1-42) east of the Jordan; and of the cities of Gilead, Jabesh was the chief. It is first mentioned in (Judges 21:8-14) Being attacked subsequently by Nahash the Ammonite, it gave Saul an opportunity of displaying his prowess in its defence. (1 Samuel 11:1-15) Eusebius places it beyond the Jordan, six miles from Pella on the mountain road to Gerasa; where its name is probably preserved in the Wady Yabes.

ATS Bible Dictionary

Jabesh

A city in the half-tribe of Manasseh east of the Jordan generally called Jabesh-gilead because situated within the territory commonly called Gilead. Eusebius places it six miles from Pella, towards Gerasa. It was sacked by the Israelites for refusing to aid in chastising the Benjamites, Jud 21:8-10

At a later day, it was besieged by the Ammonites, and relieved by Saul; in gratitude for which service the men of Jabesh-gilead rescued the dead bodies of Saul and his sons from the insults of the Philistines, 1 Samuel 11:1-15 31:11-13 2 Samuel 2:5.

Jabeshgilead (12 Occurrences)... An expedition went against Jabesh-Gilead, the whole of whose inhabitants were put to the sword, except four hundred maidens, whom they brought as prisoners and .../j/jabeshgilead.htm - 13k

Nahash (9 Occurrences)... The inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead having been exposed to great danger from Nahash, sent messengers to Gibeah to inform Saul of their extremity. .../n/nahash.htm - 14k

Beth-shan (3 Occurrences)... defeat on Gilboa exposed the bodies of Saul and his sons on the wall of the city (1 Samuel 31:7), whence they were rescued by the men of Jabesh, who remembered .../b/beth-shan.htm - 9k

Fighting-men (30 Occurrences)... Judges 21:10 So they (the meeting) sent twelve thousand of the best fighting-men, and gave them orders, saying, Go and put the people of Jabesh-gilead to the .../f/fighting-men.htm - 16k

Reigneth (54 Occurrences)... (YLT). 2 Kings 15:10 And Shallum son of Jabesh conspireth against him, and smiteth him before the people, and putteth him to death, and reigneth in his stead. .../r/reigneth.htm - 22k

Bible Concordance

Jabesh (21 Occurrences)

Judges 21:8 They said, "What one is there of the tribes of Israel who didn't come up to Yahweh to Mizpah?" Behold, there came none to the camp from Jabesh Gilead to the assembly.(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Judges 21:9 For when the people were numbered, behold, there were none of the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead there.(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Judges 21:10 The congregation sent there twelve thousand men of the most valiant, and commanded them, saying, "Go and strike the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead with the edge of the sword, with the women and the little ones.(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Judges 21:12 They found among the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead four hundred young virgins, who had not known man by lying with him; and they brought them to the camp to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan.(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Judges 21:14 Benjamin returned at that time; and they gave them the women whom they had saved alive of the women of Jabesh Gilead: and yet so they weren't enough for them. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Samuel 11:1 Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh Gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, "Make a covenant with us, and we will serve you."(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Samuel 11:3 The elders of Jabesh said to him, "Give us seven day, that we may send messengers to all the borders of Israel; and then, if there is no one to save us, we will come out to you."(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Samuel 11:5 Behold, Saul came following the oxen out of the field; and Saul said, "What ails the people that they weep?" They told him the words of the men of Jabesh.(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Samuel 11:9 They said to the messengers who came, "Thus you shall tell the men of Jabesh Gilead,'Tomorrow, by the time the sun is hot, you shall have deliverance.'" The messengers came and told the men of Jabesh; and they were glad.(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Samuel 11:10 Therefore the men of Jabesh said, "Tomorrow we will come out to you, and you shall do with us all that seems good to you."(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

1 Samuel 31:11 When the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead heard concerning him that which the Philistines had done to Saul,(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Samuel 31:12 all the valiant men arose, and went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth Shan; and they came to Jabesh, and burnt them there.(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Samuel 31:13 They took their bones, and buried them under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Samuel 2:4 The men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. They told David, saying, "The men of Jabesh Gilead were those who buried Saul."(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

2 Samuel 2:5 David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh Gilead, and said to them, "Blessed are you by Yahweh, that you have shown this kindness to your lord, even to Saul, and have buried him.(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

2 Samuel 21:12 David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabesh Gilead, who had stolen them from the street of Beth Shan, where the Philistines had hanged them, in the day that the Philistines killed Saul in Gilboa;(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

2 Kings 15:10 Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and struck him before the people, and killed him, and reigned in his place.(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Kings 15:13 Shallum the son of Jabesh began to reign in the thirty-ninth year of Uzziah king of Judah; and he reigned for a month in Samaria. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Kings 15:14 Menahem the son of Gadi went up from Tirzah, and came to Samaria, and struck Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria, and killed him, and reigned in his place.(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 10:12 all the valiant men arose, and took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)